Lukács
Lukács is the Hungarian form of the biblical name Luke or Lucas. It honors Saint Luke the Evangelist, traditional patron of physicians and artists. It preserves a distinct Hungarian orthography while belonging to a respected, universally beloved European name tradition.
Origin and etymology of the name
Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysisThe name originally means "man originating from ancient Lucania in Southern Italy".
Detailed Slovak etymology analysis
Maďarská podoba mena Lukáš, prevzatá prostredníctvom latinského Lucas z gréckeho Loukas. Grécke meno sa spravidla vykladá ako skrátená podoba mena Loukanos s významom „pochádzajúci z Lukánie“, historického územia v južnom Taliansku. Spájanie mena s latinským lux („svetlo“) je ľudová etymológia.
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Regional Central European form10 foreign variants
Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky- •Mierna diakritika – v medzinárodnom styku sa ľahko prepisuje do základnej latinky.
- •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
- •Ideálna dvojslabičná dĺžka – melodická a rýchlo zapamätateľná na celom svete.
- •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 10 svetových jazykoch.
Name days and calendars
Dates in Slovak and international calendarsVýslovnosť: lukáč; maďarská graféma cs sa vyslovuje ako slovenské č.
Grammar & Cases
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Affectionate and family nicknamesNotable figures named Lukács
7People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.
Primary school teacher, school principal, founder and president of the Illyefalva People's Bank (1845–1914)
cantor and primary school teacher, domestic science teacher, nursery inspector, notary (1824–1893)
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